Author: Mandy Harbin
Source: Author request
Genre: Paranormal romance - cat shifters
Length: Novella
Reviewed by: Laurie
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Jack is the family hard ass who’s trying to make amends. His
plans of digging into the family secret he discovered are thwarted when he’s
forced to work with Lillian, his gorgeous, pain-in-the-ass neighbor.
But a night of passion will unlock the secrets surrounding
them and change both their lives forever.
Surrounded by Secrets is the last book in the Woods family. I
simply loved this book, I feel it’s the best in the series. I have never read a
novella quite like this one. It almost felt as if I were reading a novel. The
author added so much detail when she wrote this story. She tied up the mystery
as to how the shifter family came about and she also threw in lots of humor,
action, emotions and romance. There were moments where I found myself laughing
and crying at the same time.
Jackson is the last of the Woods family to get mated. If you have
been following this series you know these shifters cannot be around any unmated
or unmarried woman because their need to mate is so great it will overtake them
and in turn it won’t end well if the other mate is not willing. I wasn’t in a
hurry to get to Jackson story because at times I liked him and there were times
I really disliked him during the series. He is everything from pigheaded to
borderline arrogant at times; more or less he is a dominating man. Believe me I
was totally shocked when his story ended up being my favorite, but how could it
not be with Jackson meeting his match with Lillian. Oh yeah, it was worth
seeing him all tied up in knots when he would do something wrong or when he
didn’t know what to do next.
Lillian is tired of the men she has been with, she wants a
man to dominate her in the bed and she has her eyes on Jackson. The thing is
will she want him afterward? Needless to say things are not always as they
seem. I instantly took to Lillian as she is strong-willed and just wants to be
loved by the right man.
Few light spoilers below.
I was totally surprised by the direction the author took with
Jackson and Lillian's romance because these mates will kill each other, if one
or the other is not willing. Once the mating deed is done Lillian finds herself
mated to a cat shifter and has no clue what’s going to happen next. Once she
finds out what really happened these two go at it like nothing I have ever read
before and I don’t mean monkey sex LOL. Lillian found out real quick that being
with a dominate man wasn’t all what she thought it would be. I have never in my
life read so many cat names and cat catch phrases in my life, but Lillian would
spout them out to Jackson like mad. Then again I sure couldn’t blame her especially
after Jackson drugged her and threatened to drug her each time she got her
panties in a wad. You might think this would be ridiculous to read, but it was
so funny at times and at times it was really emotional. Believe me Jackson needed
to make sure both of them stayed safe no matter what the cost. Let me just say
it was nothing like I have ever read before and I enjoyed every minute with
them battling it out with each other. I felt like Jackson finally got his karma
thrown back to him and I even think he said that at one point. At times I really felt sorry for Lillian
because she felt the pull of the matting bond, but yet she just couldn’t quite
find herself belonging to Jackson like her mind and body was craving, so she
had a huge struggle to workout.
I also want to add I was truly surprised at who the villain
turned out to be, I never once saw it coming.
I’m really sad to see the end of this series. As I read this
book I could see so many different directions this author can still take with
this story and I hope that maybe she will do just that one day.
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